Jonathan is the Chief AI Scientist at Databricks. He spends a portion of his time working on technology policy. In this capacity, Jonathan works closely with lawyers, journalists, and policymakers on topics related to AI.
Open source AI takes a collaborative approach to artificial intelligence development, making essential components like source code, model weights and, at times, training data available for the public to use, modify and improve upon.
The modern AI world is built on the power of an open community, where innovation is open and we share ideas and riff off each other and build on each other and make things. This community has probably been the largest driver of innovation in the field.